'Appavum Veenjum' deconstructs the mystery genre in ways that authentically interest the discerning cinephile, throwing up one surprise after the other even while keeping a guessing game on in full swing.Read More »

Appavum Veenjum

Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare Review

'Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare' is atrocious by any standard and has been scripted worse than some of the sitcoms that it pokes at. In fact if this came on TV, I wouldn't blame you for reaching out for the remote at all.Read More »

Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare

My Hero - Mythri Review

'My Hero Maithri' is an earnest attempt that offers a warm hearted examination of wrongs and the wronged. Tender, wise and sensitive in just the right doses, the film qualifies for a recommended weekend watch.Read More »

My Hero - Mythri

CR No: 89 Review

The purposive deconstruction that Sudevan's 'CR No. 89' indulges in, tears down not just the cinematic sensibilities that we are used to, but also the aesthetics in our appreciation of films. Audacious and steaming with absolute genuineness, 'CR No. 89' is a booming proclamation of the sparkling spirit of a film maker who has crafted a cinematic piece of note on his own terms.Read More »

CR No: 89

Nirnayakam Review

V K Prakash and writers Bobby and Sanjay have opted for a common place and yet highly identifiable theme for 'Nirnayakam' that pokes two fingers right on your face and asks if it isn't yet the moment to stand up and declare once and for all, that enough is enough. Stirring up bracing responses from an inert audience, 'Nirnayakam' is cinema at its insurgent best.Read More »

Nirnayakam

Lukka Chuppi Review

Bash Mohammed's 'Lukka Chuppi' does dare to take the plummet down from those mammoth heights, but with a rickety narrative realizes that the parachute simply wouldn't open up. It does land on the ground with a thud, but nevertheless makes sure that its endeavour does not go totally unobserved.Read More »

Lukka Chuppi

Samrajyam 2 - Son of Alexander Review

Perarasu's 'Samrajyam 2' is a folly of sorts. For one, it has the gall to pretend to be a sequel to a film that many viewers still hold close to their hearts. And what's more, it does so by cooking up a tale that is unwittingly tedious, narrated in a fashion that is hideously bland.Read More »

Samrajyam 2 - Son of Alexander

Ivide Review

Shyamaprasad's 'Ivide' speaks expressively to the audience, and the sensitiveness with which it does so, renders it a place close to our hearts. A character driven drama that dwells on a mystery, 'Ivide' is a demanding film that dexterously holds a mirror up to contemporary life in the United States of America.Read More »

Ivide

Premam Review

'Premam' elevates Alphonse Puthren onto a pedestal of sharp film makers who have figured out the actual potential of the medium that cinema is. And in their competent hands long-standing tales assume ground-breaking forms and enthuse the viewers in ways and manners never seen before. Much more than an unabashed crowd-pleaser, which it surely is, 'Premam' is a bracingly alive film where almost everything, seems to have fallen right into place.Read More »

Premam

Kumbasaram Review

'Kumbasaaram' scores low on the entertainment quotient, nor does it proffer fresh thoughts or novel illuminations. But it does offer those occasional flashes of a talented film maker who could do infinitely better with a more solid script at his disposal.Read More »

Kumbasaram

Swargathekkal Sundharam Review

Swargathekkal Sundaram tries to be novel by placing a done to death basic element on a different ambience. At a time when the audience are on the lookout for original concepts and experimentation in making, 'Swargathekkal Sundaram' fails to make any impact.Read More »

Swargathekkal Sundharam

Nee-Na Review

'Nee-Na' tells an obvious tale with an inevitable end-point already in sight, but steers itself clear of heavy handed sentimentality. I would overlook the schematic feel that at times robs the film of its fun, and look at it as a thoughtful movie that has benefitted from a brilliant director at its helm.Read More »

Nee-Na

Sir C.P Review

'Sir CP' lacks the punch, thump and clout that make an entertaining film. It does nothing more than merely adding itself on to a list of also-rans that hastily vanish from the cinema halls in a week's time.Read More »

Sir C.P

Lailaa O Lailaa Review

Joshi's 'Lailaa O Lailaa' is a sparkless action caper that digs through implausibly convoluted cinematic cliches to narrate a tale that seems to scoff at us for being told. Of the many bullets that are fired in the film, none remain engraved in our memory as much as the colossal style-over-substance misfire from scenarist Suresh Nair who has penned this massive fiasco that fittingly qualifies as a foggy snoozer.Read More »

Lailaa O Lailaa

Oru Second Class Yathra Review

'Oru Second Class Yatra' isn't a damaging film, especially since being flat certainly cannot be considered offensive. For the most part, it restricts itself to telling a mundane story that holds few revelations in store, and does not aspire to be a fabulous entertainer that throws in style with substance.Read More »